Friday Fajita, numero dos: Alan Greenspan, or Alan BaconExplosionSpan?

Right now there are two phenomena dominating the Web. Firstly, the global economic meltdown, financial peril, record unemployment, blah blah. The second is a recipe for the bacon sausage loaf. This recipe is so noteworthy that it remained The Times' "most emailed" story for days and was picked up by hundreds upon hundreds of dailies. Thanks Web 2.0! Not that I don't appreciate the masterminds who innovated the bacon lattice.

You know who else gets it? The Maestro.

Though tough to pin this nightmare on a single soul, Greenspan has been criticized for not cooling off the housing bubble with higher rates years ago. Plus he rolled with Ayn Rand in his swinging-musician days. I think we can all agree that this time Atlas got drunk on Alize and passed out poolside.

Friday Fajita, numero uno: Gordon Brown, or Gordon Braunschweiger?

The Brits are a fiery and fickle lot, and they turned on you in a hurry, Mr. Prime Minister. Your feigned confidence in the spirit of your people is hackneyed: don't dance around this recession because your people don't dance around their distaste for you.

*Braunschweiger (named after Braunschweig, Germany) is a type of liverwurst (pork liver sausage) which is nearly always smoked.

Braunschweiger has a very high amount of Vitamin A, iron and proteins. The meat has a very soft, spread-like texture and a distinctive spicy liver-based flavor, very similar to the Nordic Leverpostej. It is usually used as a spread for toast, but can also be used as a filling for sandwiches, often paired with stone-ground mustard, sliced tomatoes and cheese. There are also a few recipes for pâté and cheese balls which use braunschweiger as a primary ingredient.

It feels good to be back

We at MTP are happy to have resumed our online presence. Especially now, with the American Dream barely afloat on dark and stormy seas, wholly unmoored to the vision set forth by our founding fathers. MTP had some personal issues to deal with for a while, and MTP had to move, but putting that pimento loaf square on that iconic mug of malfeasance was nothing short of blogasmic. In a social justice way.

We're back, baby. We're back.

The Thursday Thrusting: Rod Blagojevich, or Rod, Can you reach my bologna itch?

Oh, Rod. At least now you'll have plenty of time for jogging.


(Lesser alternate: Rod bok choi jog bitch)